Renault has reverted to an older specification of its alternator for the use of customers Red Bull, Lotus, Williams and Caterham this weekend at Silverstone. The decision follows the French supplier's struggles to get to the bottom of the problems that caused Sebastian Vettel and Romain Grosjean to retire last time out at Valencia. A similar issue was also reportedly linked to a problem suffered by Vitaly Petrov at Monaco. "This (problem) is a great puzzle," Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports. "Not even Renault […]

Heikki Kovalainen says that he is looking forward to next weekend's British Grand Prix. Kovalainen finished thirteenth at the European Grand Prix in a race that was arguably Caterham's best performance of the season. With a revised CT-01 set to take to the track next Friday, which includes new rear bodywork and a revised exhaust layout, Kovalainen believes that more progress can be made. "Silverstone is a great track to race at, both because it’s one of our two home races and because it’s a proper […]

Written off beforehand as a 'boring' race, Valencia in fact hosted a frenzy of overtaking manoeuvres last Sunday. Before the race, Jenson Button and Mark Webber wrote off their chances of climbing through the field on the basis that passing is always almost impossible between the Spanish street layout's concrete barriers. But the Finnish newspaper Turun Sanomat has counted up the genuine passing moves in Sunday's race, and the tally is 58 -- second only to China in 2012. Last year in Valencia, and with […]

The drivers are rated after the European Grand Prix

Vitaly Petrov has expressed how he prefers racing in wet conditions, and is hoping the Canadian Grand Prix on Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will be wet which would enable Caterham to be more competitive with the midfield teams such as Toro Rosso and Force India. Last years Canadian Grand Prix was struck by torrential rain, which red flagged the race after 25 laps. The race was eventually able to continue, and was undeniably the race of the season as Jenson Button took victory on the […]

The 2012 Formula One season is the gift that keeps on giving. After a quiet opening few days, Formula One burst into life around the streets of Monte Carlo on Saturday and little did we think that in the midst of the Williams pit burning down in Barcelona, news of Michael Schumacher’s five place penalty for crashing into Bruno Senna would have such repercussions two weeks later. Schumacher has not shown exceptional pace compared to Nico Rosberg since his comeback at the start of the […]

Heikki Kovalainen is looking for Caterham to move into the midfield, according to his new management company. Having handled his own career in the wake of Flavio Briatore's demise, Finn Kovalainen recently signed up with IMG, the sports and entertainment management giant. The 30-year-old has rebuilt his reputation since 2010 in the wake of mixed tenures for top teams Renault and McLaren. According to IMG Motorsport's head of clients Martin Anayi, Kovalainen is now regarded by Formula One team bosses up and down pitlane as […]

Vitaly Petrov has revealed he lost his seat at the Renault team, which is now known as Lotus, following disagreements with key team members. For 2012, the Russian has had to switch to Caterham, a F1 backmarker. In the meantime, with an all-new driver lineup comprising former world champion Kimi Raikkonen alongside Romain Grosjean, Lotus has stepped up a gear and is now among the sport's most highly competitive teams. "What happened last year was a shame, but at the end of the season relations […]

Vitaly Petrov thinks it is possible Felipe Massa will lose his Ferrari seat long before the 2012 season is over. But Caterham's Russian driver, who moved from Renault (now Lotus) at the end of last season, does not believe reports that Ferrari could sack the struggling Brazilian imminently, such as after next weekend's Monaco grand prix. "I don't think they'll fire Massa just now. At least not until August," Petrov is quoted by the state owned Moscow news agency Ria Novosti. There are six races […]

Caterham F1 Team previews the Monaco Grand Prix

Mark Webber has hit out at F1 rival Vitaly Petrov. Last week, as the sport tested at Mugello, Russian driver Petrov suggested the high speed Ferrari-owned layout is too dangerous for modern grand prix cars. "You get very close to the walls and it's maybe a bit small for the cars now," said the Caterham driver. Australian Webber, however, had raved about Mugello, likening 10 laps there as akin to 1000 tours of Abu Dhabi's heavily-criticised Yas Marina layout. Posting a photo on Twitter of […]

Russian Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov has become the first and as of yet only driver to speak out negatively about the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello circuit, with the Caterham driver stating that the track isn’t wide enough and is too dangerous for F1 cars. This statement comes after the remaining drivers’ who have driven on the track this week announced their pleasure and sense of fulfillment in driving around the Mugello circuit. Mark Webber likened 10 laps around the track to 1000 around Abu […]